Title page
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The title page of a book, thesis or other written work is the page at or near the front which displays its title, subtitle, author, publisher, and edition, often artistically decorated.
Title page of the 1925 first edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Book design
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Book design is the graphic art of determining the visual and physical characteristics of a book. The design process begins after an author and editor finalize the manuscript, at which point it is pass
Title page
…often artistically decorated. (A half title, by contrast, displays only the title of a work.) The title page is one of the most important parts of the "front matter" or "preliminaries" of a book, as the data on it and its verso (together known as the "title leaf") are used to establish the "title proper and usually…
Design by Hans Holbein the Younger for a metalwork book cover (or treasure binding)
Initial on the opening page of a book printed by the Kelmscott Press
The spine of the book is an important aspect in book design, especially in the cover design. When the books are stacked up or stored in a shelf, the details on the spine is the only visible surface that contains the information about the book. In a book store, it is often the details on the spine that attract the attention first.
Books with different spine orientations: ascending (left); descending (middle); upright (right)